Also called a network interface card (NIC), a network adapter is a plug-in card that enables a computer to transmit and receive data on a local network. Today, the term refers to an Ethernet adapter, although in the past, Token Ring, LocalTalk and FDDI networks were used.
Hypernyms (dependability is a kind of...): responsibility; responsibleness (a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of dependability): solidity; solidness (the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally) infallibility (the quality of never making an error) duplicability; reproducibility (the quality of being reproducible)
The noun dependant refers to a person who depends on someone else for support (usually financial support). Dependant is the standard spelling of this noun in British English. Dependent is the more common spelling in American English, though the word may also be spelled the British way. The adjective dependent (always spelled this way in both British and American English) means supported, determined, influenced, or controlled by (someone or something else).